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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) announced over the weekend that they have retained the title of world’s busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers. The airport moved more than 104 million passengers in 2016, a 2.6 percent increase over 2015. They kept the title as Beijing Capital Airport (PEK) came in second place again, with unconfirmed […]

At approximately 7:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, an issue caused a ground stop for all domestic Delta flights, including regional carriers. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published this advisory in regards to the system outage: GROUND STOP DAL AND SUB CARRIERS TO DOMESTIC DESTINATIONS. INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ARE EXEMPT. THIS IS DUE TO AUTOMATION ISSUES […]

As numerous citizens of various predominately Muslim countries stepped off their flights at various U.S. airports on Saturday, they were greeted with the news they would no longer be able to pass through customs to enter the United States. As a result, they were detained, as airport, airline, and some law enforcement officials found a way […]

A Boeing 747-400F crashed just outside of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Monday, killing all four crew in addition to dozens of people on the ground. The aircraft had attempted to land at Manas Airport during a period of low visibility due to heavy fog. The aircraft, currently flying under the registration TC-MCL, was operated by ACT […]

Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday new changes to their executive ranks, promoting Thomas Nealon to President and Michael Van de Ven to Chief Operating Officer. Nealon, who rejoined Southwest a little over a year ago in the then-newly created position Executive Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, had previously served as the airline’s Chief […]

The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced the grounding of all Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft following the recovery of one of the black boxes from a Christmas Day accident involving a Russian military TU-154, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported Tuesday. The airplanes are expected to be out of commission until the investigation into the cause of […]

Since the creation of the first airport in 1909 by Wilbur Wright, cities in the United States have come together to create one of the most expansive airport systems in the world. Over the next few months, our writers have taken an in-depth look to see what airports each state has to offer, what its history entails, and what […]

American Airlines announced Thursday they would be cutting three of their Miami to Cuba frequencies on Feb. 16, 2017. The announcement of these cuts comes just days after the airline announced they would be cutting capacity on three other routes from Miami to the island nation. The airline said they will be cutting one of […]

The United States Department of Transportation has tentatively awarded Norwegian Air Shuttle’s Ireland-based subsidiary, Norwegian Air International, its foreign carrier permit, meaning the airline will now be able to launch more routes to the U.S. under aviation rights secured by the European Union. The gates are now open for the company to launch flights across […]

On the morning of Nov. 21, Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways announced that they would be seeking a flight suspension. The suspension is to go into effect for a single day on Nov. 22. The notice of the suspension was confirmed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration shortly after an urgent notice was posted on TransAsia’s Japanese-language […]